Fence-post



PATBNTED FEB. 23, 1904'.

J. N. ERIXON.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a, 1908.

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WMwcoa-zo UNITED STATES Patented February 23, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN N. ERIXON, OF CONCORD, ILLINOIS;

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATIONformin'g part of Letters Patent No. 752,964, dated February23, 1904. Application filed September 28,1903. Serial No. 174,952. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. Eamon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Concord, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de--scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fence construction, and more particularly to theconstruction of a fence-post and means of anchoring the same in theground, whereby the parts of my improved post will be found veryreliable and efficient; and my invention consists of certain novelfeatures of combination and construction of parts,as will be hereinafterclearly set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention, among others, is to provide a fence-postproper and suitable devices for connecting the wires thereto and meansfor holding the post'proper in an anchored position in the ground,whereby the lower end thereof will be fully protected and housed againstdeterioration through corrosion, rust, &c.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which are made a partof this application, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of myinven-. tion as applied to use upon a wire fence. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of my fence-post, showing the anchoring part thereof insection. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of my fence-post removed from itsanchoring attachment or support.

Fig. 4 is part of the anchoring device employed by me in holding thepost proper in an up right position when disposed in its operativeposition. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of Fig. 2 on line 5 5, whileFig. 6 is a transverse section of Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale, taken online 6 6.

In carrying out my invention I provide a post 1, which is preferablyT-shaped in crosssection and therefore has the rib 2 centrally disposedthroughout the entire length of the post, while that part of the postindicated by the numeral 1 is provided with a plurality of slots 3,through which the threaded end 4 of the wire-engaging clip or bolt isextended and secured by means of the locking-nut 5, the opposite end ofthe bolt being bent in hook form, as indicated by the numeral 6, wherebya contiguous part of one of the fence-wires 7 may be engaged, and sincethe bolt 4 may be moved up or down in the slot 3 a proper and trueadjustment of the wires as will dispose them in a proper relativeposition may be easily attained.

In order to protect the lower end of my improved post,which ispreferably formed of iron or other suitable metal, I provide the base oranchoring member 8, which in some instances may be an ordinarydrain-tile of proper size, in which case the upper and lower endsthereof should be properly reinforced, as by a metallic band 9, to holdthe same against bursting.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a specially-molded base, which can be verycheaply made of molten slag or clay, which latter must afterward beproperly burned, as will be obvious.

, Designed to cooperate. with the anchoring member 8 is thepost-receiving member 10, properly slotted at its upper end, asindicated by the numeral 11, to receive the lower end of my T-shapedpost, it being desirable to make the upper end of the member 10 slightlylarger than the lower end, whereby when it is entered in acylindricalanchoring tube or member 8 the peripheral face of the member10 will be very tightly engaged, causing the slotted openings 11 totightly close around a contiguous part of the fence-post and reliablyhold the same in place.

Asbest shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the member 10 is formed oval atits upper end, so that water or the like will easily and quickly draintherefrom, thus lessening the chance of the water entering between thepost and member 10 or member 10 and the anchor 8.

In some instances the member 10 may be replaced by plastic material, ascement or the like, which maybe poured in the open end of the member 8around the post, whereby it will be reliably anchored in position.

If the tapered or wedge-like member 10 is employed, the upper end of themember 8 should be reinforced by a suitable band 9, so

as to permit the member 10 to be driven into the open end thereof.

I desire to call particular attention to the value and importance of theanchoring-slots 3, provided in the flanges of the post, as by referenceto Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be observed that said slots are soformed and arranged that they present a staggered effect, as each slotis alternately disposed relative to the slot on the opposite side of thepost, and this arrangement therefore makes what is, in effect,practically one continuous slot from the top to the bottom of the postor from the top of the ground up to near the extreme end of the post,thereby enabling any desired degree of adjustment for all of the wires,inasmuch as the bolt 4 can be easily moved up or down in in itsrespective slot, thus making it possible to place the wires closelytogether or sepa rated any desired distance and, furthermore, enabling aproper multiplication of the wires, as may be desired. Inasmuch as theanchoring-bolts 4 are properly provided with a hookterminal, ashereinbefore stated, each wire is very tightly and reliably gripped andsecured in tight union with the post until the nut upon thesecuring-bolt is released, and since said nuts may be very quicklyreleased or tightened it follows that any one of the wires may bequickly replaced or repaired without disturbing the arrangement of theother wires.

vMy improved post will be found Very reliable and of most permanent anddurable character, and the parts thereof may be cheaply andexpeditiously manufactured and readily assembled each in its respectiveplace, and while I have described the preferred combination andconstruction of parts deemed necessary in carrying out my invention Idesire to comprehend such substantial equivalents and substitutes as maybe considered as falling fairly within the scope of my invention.

Believing that the construction and manner of using my improved posthave thus been made clearly apparent, further description is deemedunnecessary.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described fence-post and anchoring means for the same,comprising the post proper, which is T-shaped in cross-section, atubular anchoring member 8 of suitable material, a post receiving member10 slightly tapered at its lower end and provided at its upper end withintersecting slots into which is placed the lower end of the post,whereby when the member 10 is entered into the anchoring member 8, thepost will be reliably clamped and anchored therein, as set forth.

2. The herein-described fence-post and anchoring means therefor,comprising the combination with the post proper, of a receiving member10 having suitable slots to receive the lower end of said post, saidmember being slightly tapered at its lower end and oval at its upperend, a tubular anchoring member 8 and reinforcing-bands thereforwhereby, when the member 10 is driven into the anchoring member 8 saidmember 8 will be reinforced and the post firmly anchored and secured inplace, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN N. ERIXON.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WHORTEN, JAMES H. SILooX.

